Take a Break…You Need It

This post titled “Take a Break…You Need It” is a joint effort between Khizer Nawaz and Danielle Davis, contributing bloggers to Pointless Overthinking. “Silence is a source of great strength” — Lao Tzu Ever since the emergence of coronavirus and lockdowns around the world, we see that too many people have started to talk about

Motivation Comes From Within

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“Wash out this tired notion that the best is yet to come.” – Dave Matthews I had to remind myself this week that motivation comes from within. It certainly does not come from the expensive, fancy bike I ordered and have been waiting for the past 7 weeks. It was…

How Are You “Feeling?”

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“We try so hard to hide everything we’re really feeling from those who probably need to know our true feelings the most. People try to bottle up their emotions, as if it’s somehow wrong to have natural reactions to life.” Colleen Hoover I have been thinking about my “feelings” a…

Just Say No

“If you want more time, freedom, and energy, start saying no.” Anonymous I have been thinking a lot about the the word “no” lately. Why is it such a hard thing to say for so many people? Why does it inspire an icky, sticky sort of feeling every time we know we are going to

The Decision to Practice Silence

“I think 99 times and find nothing. I stop thinking, swim in silence, and the truth comes to me.“ Albert Einstein Good morning. I decided a week ago to find a day to practice silence for 24 hours. That silence begins as soon as I finish this post. What does it mean to practice silence?

My Mind is at War With My Body

“You are not a mistake. You are not a problem to be solved. But you won’t discover this until you are willing to stop banging your head against the wall of shaming and caging and fearing yourself.” Geneen Roth I used to think that I hated my body, and maybe I did. I remember a

Finding My Voice

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A Letter from My Soul

Hello my darling child, I know you feel so lost and alone right now. I know you are searching so desperately for something you cannot seem to find. I feel the hot tears rolling down your face, the ache from the hole in your chest. I hear your prayers begging to be enough. Please know

My Plant Medicine Story

Hurt people hurt people. When I first heard this statement it took about 15 seconds to process the message and meaning. Once I comprehended it I came to realize at a very deep level how true this is for essentially every person on the planet, including me. So what? What does that mean? For me

Life Lessons Learned from a Nurse

I received my RN license 20 years ago this July. That is strange to say and makes me feel ancient. I remember what I used to think of the nurses that had been around the block…they just seemed so old! If you had told me back then where I would be now, the incredible people